ER Visit (level 5, high severity) at Northwestern Medicine Central DuPage Hospital

25 N. Winfield Rd. Winfield, IL 60190, IL · Nm · · NPI 1003864810

Source: hospital's published price file ↗ · Published Apr 1, 2026 · Ingested Sep 17, 2026

$9,731.92

Cash price

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Discounted cash price

What a hospital charges a self-pay patient who pays directly, without going through insurance — usually well below the gross charge.

Example: A CT scan has a $3,200 gross charge but an $850 discounted cash price. Ask for it by name when scheduling — hospitals don't always advertise it up front.

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What you pay up front if you don't use insurance.

$13,902.74

Gross charge

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Gross charge (chargemaster price)

The hospital's full, undiscounted list price — pulled from its internal "chargemaster" price list. Almost no one actually pays this.

Example: A chest X-ray has a gross charge of $1,450. The same hospital's discounted cash price for the same X-ray is $180 — the gross charge mostly anchors negotiations, not what patients pay.

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The hospital's undiscounted list price — almost no one pays this.

$348.38 with HEALTH ALLIANCE MEDICAID [1310] vs $5,049.00 with MULTIPLAN/PHCS [142] — same scan, same building. Share

Negotiated rates by payer
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Negotiated rate

The price a specific insurance plan agreed to pay the hospital for a service — it varies by insurer, and even by plan within the same insurer.

Example: The same knee MRI has a negotiated rate of $904 with one insurer's PPO plan and $1,509 with another's — identical hospital, identical scan.

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Payer
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Payer

The insurance company footing the bill — Aetna, UnitedHealthcare, Medicare, and so on.

Example: "Blue Cross Blue Shield" is the payer. Its negotiated rate for an MRI might be $904, while a different payer's negotiated rate for the same scan is $1,509.

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Plan
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Plan

The specific product an insurer sells — e.g. "Blue Cross PPO 500" — which sets your deductible, coinsurance and negotiated rates.

Example: Two people both insured by Aetna can owe very different amounts for the same MRI: $50 with an HMO plan's flat copay, or the full $1,200 toward a high-deductible PPO plan's unmet deductible.

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Negotiated rate vs. cash
HEALTH ALLIANCE MEDICAID [1310] CDH ILLINOIS MEDICAID $348.38 ↓ -96%
COUNTYCARE IL COOK CO [1607] CDH ILLINOIS MEDICAID $348.38 ↓ -96%
BLUE CROSS MEDICAID [1612] CDH ILLINOIS MEDICAID $348.38 ↓ -96%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] CDH BCBS BLUECHOICE OPTIONS $560.44 ↓ -94%
ALTERNATE BLUE CROSS [1402] CDH BCBS BLUECHOICE OPTIONS $560.44 ↓ -94%
ALTERNATE BLUE CROSS [1402] CDH BCBS BLUECHOICE PREFERRED $560.44 ↓ -94%
ALTERNATE BLUE CROSS [1402] CDH BCBS BLUECHOICE SELECT $560.44 ↓ -94%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] CDH BCBS BLUECHOICE PREFERRED $560.44 ↓ -94%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] CDH BCBS BLUECHOICE SELECT $560.44 ↓ -94%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] CDH AETNA NM EMPLOYEES $722.01 ↓ -93%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] CDH BCBS PPO $888.62 ↓ -91%
ALTERNATE BLUE CROSS [1402] CDH BCBS PPO $888.62 ↓ -91%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] CDH CIGNA ALTERNATIVE $1,080.49 ↓ -89%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] CDH AETNA BP $1,514.70 ↓ -84%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] CDH AETNA APCN/SP $1,585.39 ↓ -84%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] CDH AETNA IL PREFERRED $1,767.15 ↓ -82%
ALTERNATE BLUE CROSS [1402] CDH BCBS HMO $2,074.13 ↓ -79%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] CDH BCBS HMO $2,074.13 ↓ -79%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] CDH CIGNA BROAD $2,085.24 ↓ -79%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] CDH UHC CORE $2,429.00 ↓ -75%
HEALTH'S FINEST NETWORK [126] CDH HFN NMH TIER ONE $2,524.50 ↓ -74%
HUMANA BEHAVIORAL [185] CDH LIFESYNCH BHS $2,574.99 ↓ -74%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] CDH AETNA $2,665.87 ↓ -73%
MULTIPLAN/PHCS [142] CDH SAGAMORE HEALTH PPO $2,898.13 ↓ -70%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] CDH AETNA ASA $2,908.22 ↓ -70%
MAGELLAN BEHAVIORAL HLTH [136] CDH MAGELLAN BHS $3,029.40 ↓ -69%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] CDH ADVOCATE IPA $3,029.40 ↓ -69%
DREYER MED IPA ADVOCATE [1409] CDH ADVOCATE IPA $3,029.40 ↓ -69%
HUMANA HEALTH PLAN [130] CDH ADVOCATE IPA $3,029.40 ↓ -69%
HEALTHLINK [125] CDH SEIU HEALTHLINK $3,180.87 ↓ -67%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] CDH UHC HMO/PPO $3,238.00 ↓ -67%
THE ALLIANCE [1703] CDH THE ALLIANCE $3,242.97 ↓ -67%
CHOICECARE [177] CDH CHOICE CARE $3,867.53 ↓ -60%
FIRST HEALTH PLAN [6034] CDH FIRST HEALTH $3,882.68 ↓ -60%
COMPSYCH [112] CDH COMPSYCH $4,039.20 ↓ -58%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] CDH CIGNA BEHAVIORAL BHS $4,039.20 ↓ -58%
MULTIPLAN/PHCS [142] CDH PHCS/MULTIPLAN $4,392.63 ↓ -55%
HEALTH'S FINEST NETWORK [126] CDH HFN $4,604.69 ↓ -53%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] CDH DUPAGE MEDICAL GROUP $5,049.00 ↓ -48%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] CDH HEALTHLAB EHP IPA $5,049.00 ↓ -48%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] CDH HEALTHLAB CHS $5,049.00 ↓ -48%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] CDH HEALTHLAB BLUE CROSS CHOICE $5,049.00 ↓ -48%
HUMANA HEALTH PLAN [130] CDH DUPAGE MEDICAL GROUP $5,049.00 ↓ -48%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] CDH BCBS PAR/INDEMNITY ADP $5,049.00 ↓ -48%
MULTIPLAN/PHCS [142] CDH NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $5,049.00 ↓ -48%
ALTERNATE BLUE CROSS MEDICARE ADV [2304] CDH MEDICARE not published by hospital
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] CDH HEALTHLAB LITTLE COMPANY OF MARY not published by hospital
BCBS MEDICARE ADVANTAGE [1304] CDH BLUE CROSS MMAI (MEDICARE) not published by hospital
OPTUM/UNITED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH [157] CDH UBH BHS not published by hospital
GLOBAL EXCEL [1712] CDH MEDICARE not published by hospital
JOURNEYCARE INC HOSPICE [1275] CDH JOURNEYCARE HOSPICE not published by hospital
ALTERNATE HUMANA MEDICARE ADV [2409] CDH HUMANA MEDICARE ADVT not published by hospital

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ER Visit (level 5, high severity) at other Illinois hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
MercyOne Genesis Silvis Medical Center Silvis $4,962.60 $317.44 – $808.48
MercyOne Genesis Aledo Medical Center Aledo $899.40 $327.00 – $674.55
Uchicago Medicine Adventhealth Hinsdale Hinsdale $997.50 $624.78 – $1,033.86
Advocate Christ Medical Center Oak Lawn $1,690.00 $926.71 – $4,020.00
Northwestern Memorial Hospital Chicago $10,081.05 not published
Advocate Condell Medical Center Libertyville $1,505.00 $926.71 – $2,869.00
Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital Downers Grove $2,040.00 $926.71 – $4,020.00
UnityPoint Health - Trinity Moline Rock Island $1,508.39 $21.67 – $476.97

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